UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-7)
The seventh meeting of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) will take place from 8-12 December 2025 at the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. The meeting’s theme is theme, ‘Advancing Sustainable Solutions for a Resilient Planet’.
International Migrants Day
International Migrants Day is celebrated annually on 18 December to shine a spotlight on the contributions of migrants around the world and to highlight the increasingly complex environment in which migration occurs.
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting
The World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2026 will consider key global and regional challenges, including stimulating growth to improve living standards, responding to geopolitical shocks, and stewarding a just, inclusive energy transition.
World Urban Forum (WUF13)
WUF was established in 2001 by the United Nations to examine one of the most pressing issues facing the world today: rapid urbanization and its impact on communities, cities, economies, climate change and policies. The first WUF was held in Nairobi, Kenya in 2002 and has been held around the world ever since.
Representatives of national, regional and local governments, academics, business people, community leaders, urban planners and…
World Cleanup Day
On 8 December 2023, the United Nations General Assembly, in its seventy-eighth session, unanimously adopted resolution 78/122 “World Cleanup Day”, which proclaims 20 September as World Cleanup Day.
The resolution invites all Member States, organizations of the United Nations system, other international and regional organizations, and other relevant stakeholders – including civil society, the private sector and academia – to observe…
World Habitat Day
World Habitat Day is marked on the first Monday of October each year and is recognized by the United Nations to reflect on the state of towns and cities, and on the basic right of all to adequate shelter. The day is also intended to remind the world that everyone has the power and the responsibility to shape the future of towns and cities.
World Cities Day
World Cities Day brings Urban October to an end on 31 October each year and was first celebrated in 2014. As with World Habitat Day, a global observance is held in a different city each year and the day focuses on a specific theme.
Third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC)
The Third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) will convene in Nice, France, in June 2025. The Governments of France and Costa Rica will co-chair the Conference, which aims to generate transformative action and provide solutions the ocean needs, supported by ocean science and funding for SDG 14 (life below water).
World Oceans Day
World Oceans Day provides an opportunity to honor, help protect and conserve the Ocean. The UN marks the Day each year on 8 June through an annual event which provides an opportunity to celebrate the importance of the Ocean and to better understand how to interact with it in a sustainable manner.
World Environment Day
The UN celebrates World Environment Day annually on 5 June. The Day encourages worldwide awareness and action for the protection of the environment. The Day underscores the importance of urgent action to halt biodiversity loss, reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, air pollution, and plastic waste and restore the environment.
World Bicycle Day
Acknowledging the uniqueness, longevity and versatility of the bicycle, which has been in use for two centuries, and that it is a simple, affordable, reliable, clean and environmentally fit sustainable means of transportation, fostering environmental stewardship and health, the General Assembly decided to declare 3 June World Bicycle Day.
The 8th Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
The eighth session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) will focus on the overall theme, ‘Everyday Counts, Act for Resilience Today,’ to underscore the urgency of accelerating progress in the implementation of the goals of the Sendai Framework for DRR.
Resumed Second Session of the UN-Habitat Assembly
The UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) will resume its Second Session to consider the Strategic Plan for UN-Habitat for 2026-2029. The Second Session is taking place under the theme, ‘A Sustainable Urban Future Through Inclusive and Effective Multilateralism: Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in Times of Global Crises’.
The UN General Assembly (UNGA) established the UN-Habitat Assembly in 2018 upon dissolution of the…
Fourth session of the Preparatory Committee
The fourth session of the Preparatory Committee (PrepComm) for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) will convene in two parts. The first part of the fourth meeting of the FfD PrepComm will continue to make the organizational, procedural, and substantive preparations for the Conference. The second part of the fourth meeting of the FfD PrepComm is expected to convene in mid-June with the aim of reaching…
International Mother Earth Day
International Mother Earth Day aims to raise global public awareness of the challenges to the well-being of the planet and all the life it supports. The Day also recognizes a collective responsibility, as called for in the 1992 Rio Declaration, to promote harmony with nature and the Earth, to achieve a just balance among the economic, social, and environmental needs of the present and future generations of humanity.
81st session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
The eighty-first session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) will be held from 21 to 25 April 2025 at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok, guided by the theme "Regional cooperation for resilient and sustainable urban development in Asia and the Pacific".
ECOSOC Youth Forum
The UN Economic and Social Council’s (ECOSOC) 2024 Youth Forum will take place from 15-17 April 2025.
The Youth Forum is an annual initiative of the ECOSOC President, which has evolved into a key platform where young people can contribute to policy discussions at the UN through their collective ideas, solutions, and innovations.
Arab Regional Forum for Sustainable Development
The 2025 Arab Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (RFSD) will focus on the theme ‘Advancing sustainable, inclusive, science- and evidence-based solutions for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals for leaving no one behind’. The Forum will take place ahead of the 2025 UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF).
Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development
The 2025 Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (RFSD) will focus on the theme ‘Driving job creation and economic growth through sustainable, inclusive, science- and evidence-based solutions for the 2030 Agenda and Agenda 2063’.
The Forum will take place ahead of the 2025 UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), which will focus on the theme ‘Advancing sustainable, inclusive, science- and evidence-…
World Health Day
It is celebrated annually, and each year draws attention to a specific health topic of concern to people all over the world. The date of 7 April marks the anniversary of the founding of WHO in 1948.
Global Disability Summit
The Global Disability Summit (GDS) is a unique global mechanism that improves the lives of persons with disabilities, especially from the global South. It was created in 2017 to convene global, regional, and national stakeholders that share the same goal and vision for disability inclusive development and humanitarian action.
The Summits aim to close the gap between two often disconnected areas: disability inclusion and development…
International Day of Zero Waste
International Day of Zero Waste aims to promote sustainable consumption and production patterns, support the societal shift towards circularity, and raise awareness about how zero-waste initiatives contribute to the advancement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.